According to a police report, William R. Dykes, 37, told arresting officers, "I've assaulted a cop before, and I'm not afraid to do it again," shortly before being placed in handcuffs and transported to the Pope County Detention Center for an alleged aggravated assault.

Dykes was arrested on Saturday at 12:20 a.m. after police were dispatched to the 1300 block of Parker Road in reference to a disturbance with a weapon.

When officers arrived on scene, they made contact with a victim, who said she and her nephew were assaulted by a man named Randal. According to the report she was attacked by Randal while visiting a friend on East N Street. The man accused the nephew of sleeping with the victim's friend and allegedly attacked him in outside the residence. The victim told police he produced a silver flashlight from his pocket and struck her in the face and on the arms. She said he then pulled a knife and threatened her with it.

The officer noted in the report he saw several lacerations on her face and arms and her nose was bleeding.

Officers made contact with Dykes, whose middle name is Randal, and allegedly found the silver flashlight in his pocket with blood on it.

Dykes was placed under arrest and evaluated by Pope County EMS, where he allegedly began shaking and became no responsive. Pope County EMS advised officers there was no medical condition and Dykes was "faking it."

Nevertheless, Dykes was transported to Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center, where they ran additional tests to be sure there were no medical issues.

The medical tests allegedly revealed no anomalies aside from several controlled substances in his blood but "nothing that would cause him to shake."

The officer also allegedly found several pills in a bottle on Dykes person.

When Dykes was told he was being charged with aggravated assault and possession of a controlled substance, he allegedly became irate yelling and cursing and eventually threatened the officer.

Dykes was issued a $25,000 bond by District Judge Don Bourne on Monday during felony bond hearings. He will appear in Pope County Circuit Court at a later date.